PY 101 Lecture Notes - Lecture 21: Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Panic Attack, Sleep Disorder
9 Nov 2016
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Anxiety disorder: a psychological disorder characterized by excessive fear and anxiety in the absence of true danger: unwanted thoughts/ rumination, sweating, dry mouth, rapid pulse, shallow breathing, increased blood pressure, increased muscular tension. When is anxiety characterized as a disorder: inappropriate, severe, frequent. About 17% of individuals will be diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Gad: a diffuse state of constant anxiety not associated with any specific object or event: excessive anxiety about various things for at least 6 months, difficult to control, associated with 3 or more of the following: Irritability: cause significant impairment in various life areas. 6%-9% of people in us and others. An anxiety disorder that consists of sudden overwhelming attacks of terror (called panic attacks: recurrent, unexpected panic attacks, panic attack: abrupt surge of fear/ discomfort that lasts a couple of minutes, four or more symptoms:
